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Jess rolled her eyes as Fathia nonchalantly mentioned that she would reveal her true identity after they found the files they were looking for in the archive room. "I thought you'd be the one all pumped up about meeting Sebastian tomorrow and confessing your true self."
"Why do you sound more excited?" Fathia retorted.
The girl sighed, moving a little away from where she was sitting earlier. "Well, I'm motivated. I want to know about those heartless people who've separated some folks from their happiness."
"Including you?" Fathia interrupted spontaneously. Jess turned to look at Fathia, appearing bewildered. Her eyes blinked slowly, a sad smile emerging on her lips.
"You're right. Including me, with the happiness I once had."
Fathia sat up straight. "Roy?"
Jess maintained her gaze and expression. "Yeah." Then she looked up at the ceiling of the room she was in. She sighed softly, closing her eyes. "Roy left me even though... even though, you
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"My concentration is ruined. My meetings are disrupted. And it's all your fault."Fathia blinked slowly. Her heart protested vehemently. Where was her fault? She had gotten her schedule and arrived on time. Sure, Jess had persuaded her to get this afternoon shift, but she still felt she hadn't done anything wrong. So, what was it? Why was this man so angry?"Make me some coffee," Sebastian ordered then, which Fathia immediately responded to with a soft nod.From the corner of her eye, she was almost one hundred percent sure that those pitch-black eyes were only focused on her, not wandering anywhere else, especially when she was brewing the coffee. If that gaze had lasers that could drill holes, her back would have holes for sure, and it would even penetrate to the coffee machine.Even when she lifted the coffee cup for Sebastian, he still hadn't shifted his gaze. Slowly, Fathia served him. She stepped back a bit from Sebastian's desk and started thinking
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Fathia couldn't stop cursing in her mind about how stupid she almost slipped up. Why did she fall asleep there of all places? Argh! If only she could scream, she would have done it ages ago. She frustratedly tousled her hair over and over, not caring that her appearance was a mess right now. What she cared about was what if... what if... Sebastian finds out that she's undercover?"What are you doing here for so long?"Fathia turns around suddenly. Thankfully, the handle of the mop she was holding doesn't fall due to her surprise. In front of her, two girls named Ineke and Diah are giving her unfriendly looks. Since they first met all the staff under Biyan, these two girls have always looked at Fathia and Jess with cynical glances."Could you work a bit faster? You won't get the afternoon shift later, and you're still slow at your work. Newbie is so annoying," Ineke says sarcastically.Hearing that, it clearly makes Fathia furrow her brows. She wants to sa
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Fathia thought, her hand's grip slightly loosening as they arrived at the basement of the building she could never forget. Sebastian's apartment. Turns out, she was wrong. In fact, she felt even more drawn to Sebastian, to the point where she felt out of breath. Just trying to keep up with Sebastian's pace was overwhelming her."Sebastian," Fathia finally groans. They're in the elevator that specifically takes them right to the front door of Sebastian's apartment. "Hurts.""Hurts? Did I hurt you?" Sebastian asks with concern, suddenly looking like a kidnapper. He releases his firm grip. He quickly brings Fathia's hand, which he was holding before, closer. He gazes at her intensely, causing Fathia to hold her breath. She tries to pull her hand away a bit, but Sebastian stops her.He gently kisses the part that seems reddened because of his actions. He feels guilty afterwards because Sebastian went a bit too far. He shouldn't have scared Fathia or made her hurt li
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"So all this time you've been learning to make coffee?"Without hesitation, Fathia nods. She slowly brings the freshly brewed cup of coffee to serve to Sebastian, who's now sitting comfortably in the living room. He's taken off his expensive blazer, leaving a faded green shirt rolled up to his elbows. The tie that was once around his neck now hangs with the blazer.And Fathia too. She's changed out of her uniform into more casual clothing. A sleeveless dress that clings tightly to her body, which she grabbed straight from her own room. Truly, entering her room again was something she never expected to happen so soon.Sebastian's prohibition wasn't a joke. He absolutely wouldn't allow Fathia to leave his sight. She carefully asked Vino about the file she needed. She also left a message with Jess, letting her know she's safe with Sebastian. Fathia is sure her friend will be searching for her with great concern.Her phone and bag were left in the locker. She
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Sebastian never gets tired of gazing at the girl who's now sound asleep beside him. His daydreams have been granted by fate, where the beautiful image that has been teasing his thoughts for so long has finally come true. Her soft snoring serves as a soothing backdrop that Sebastian doesn't mind listening to. Her breaths are steady, and her peaceful slumber is so deep that it prevents him from acting on his urge to touch her, even just a little.Propped on his elbow, Sebastian has been enjoying Fathia's sleeping face in her room for maybe twenty to thirty minutes. The scent of lilies that Fathia loves remains, and Sebastian has kept it untouched in this softly pink-toned room. Nothing has changed, and his heart keeps telling him that this girl is still alive. And it's true. His heart is absolutely right.His mind drifts back to the many conversations they had earlier."Do you... want to hug me?"Fathia's movement through Sebastian's hair comes to a halt. T
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Sebastian shakes his head. "You're not a ghost, are you? But even if you were, I wouldn't mind.""Sebastian! I'm being serious!""I'm just as serious." Sebastian tidies up a strand of Fathia's hair that's quite bothersome. He tucks it behind her ear. "Since you brought up the topic of faces, you owe me a lot of explanations about everything. Everything related to you."Fathia shakes her head softly, disregarding Sebastian's previous words. She needs to make sure of one thing. "My face doesn't resemble Felice anymore, right? So... who do you miss now?"Even though they're still looking at each other, Sebastian knows Fathia has slightly pulled back her body. Maybe deliberately creating some distance so they're not too close. This prompts Sebastian to pull Fathia back, pressing her even closer. And what Sebastian does prompts a surprised squeak from Fathia, met with a small chuckle from him. "You. It's you I miss, Fathia."Her bright brown eyes blink
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Fathia squirmed slightly, breaking Sebastian's reverie. He still didn't want his girl to wake up. The occasional furrow on her forehead and the soft sighs escaping Fathia's lips occasionally raised questions in Sebastian's mind. All he could do was hold her tight again. Gently stroke her back and give a tender kiss on her forehead. Hoping that what he was doing could alleviate whatever Fathia was experiencing in her sleep.Truly, it made Sebastian curious. Was Fathia having a nightmare? About what? Was she still afraid of loud thunderstorms? Or..."I don't know what happened back then. All I remember is that I was in a hospital bed. And, well... you're right. Clara was there."The flashes of memories Sebastian had kept close in his mind for not even 24 hours started to play again."She said she saved me from an incident. I didn't know what the incident was at first, but eventually I found out that there was sabotage on campus." Fathia sighed softly. Her e
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Fathia sighed softly. "I can't tell you.""Sure. Group Azure is yours, after all. Who's stopping you? It's just... it's kind of weird. You're not usually interested in business, right? Why suddenly want to know?" Fathia had prepared herself for Sebastian's question like this."There's something I need to find out, Sebastian."Sebastian felt increasingly puzzled. "Vin, I've already checked everything. Before it's shared with each division, especially finance, please email me the revisions first.""Sure, Sir.""And you can head home soon."Vino felt like chiming in that the two people in front of him didn't want further disturbance."And please leave a message with the receptionist. I won't be around. You're the one who's making excuses."Ah, Vino could already guess. "Sure, Sir." There was nothing Vino could do except obey his boss's orders, right?As soon as Vino moved away and the door closed again, Sebastian immediatel
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